Total Crime Rate

117.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

64.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 117.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 64.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.8 9/10
  • Drugs 14.0 9/10
  • Other theft 11.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.6 4/10
  • Other crime 5.6 7/10
  • Public order 5.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Queens Drive area has the 19th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Cudworth , and the 246th highest crime rate of 845 local areas in Barnsley .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Queens Drive (S72 8AH) in the last 12 months was 117.7 per 1,000 residents and was 25.2% higher than the Cudworth average (94.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 64.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Queens Drive (S72 8AH), the main crime hotspot is near Pontefract Road. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Queens Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charles Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Charles Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Bus/Coach Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pontefract Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pontefract Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pontefract Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clifford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plumpton Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Charles Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bleak Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Three Nooks Lane —
Apr 2026Public order Birkdale Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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